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Table 3 Annual per-patient healthcare costs for a real-world type 2 diabetes mellitus population in the US in 2015, stratified by ASCVD status

From: Impact of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on healthcare resource utilization and costs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a real-world setting

 Patients with T2DM
Cost categoryNon-ASCVD
N = 659,498 (54.8%)
ASCVD
N = 543,098 (45.2%)
% Change in Cost (ASCVD vs non-ASCVD)
All patients with healthcare cost data, n (%)562,185 (85.2)474,271 (87.3)
 18 to 44 y80,315 (12.2)14,278 (2.6)
 45 to 64 y385,936 (58.5)216,423 (39.8)
  ≥ 65 y95,934 (14.5)234,570 (43.2)
Total healthcare cost, $, mean (SD)9735 (24,213)22,977 (53,672)+ 136%
 18 to 44 y8294 (26,522)20,135 (50,246)+ 143%
 45 to 64 y9658 (22,723)21,912 (50,954)+ 127%
  ≥ 65 y11,248 (27,668)24,089 (56,138)+ 114%
Total medical cost, $, mean (SD)6079 (20,689)17,849 (51,302)+ 194%
 18 to 44 y5457 (18,647)15,727 (45,441)+ 188%
 45 to 64 y5786 (19,730)16,143 (45,857)+ 179%
  ≥ 65 y7777 (25,452)19,488 (54,434)+ 151%
Total pharmacy cost, $, mean (SD)3656 (10,467)5128 (11,803)+ 40%
 18 to 44 y2837 (15,169)4408 (17,639)+ 55%
 45 to 64 y3872 (9623)5769 (13,207)+ 49%
  ≥ 65 y3471 (8720)4600 (9867)+ 33%
Outpatient office visit cost, $, mean (SD)4227 (14,624)10,349 (35,356)+ 145%
 18 to 44 y3478 (12,816)8390 (25,507)+ 141%
 45 to 64 y4090 (13,548)9314 (31,470)+ 128%
  ≥ 65 y5404 (19,377)11,384 (38,907)+ 111%
Inpatient hospital visit cost, $, mean (SD)1312 (11,178)5646 (27,483)+ 330%
 18 to 44 y1187 (9471)4961 (29,554)+ 318%
 45 to 64 y1212 (11,149)5115 (27,350)+ 322%
  ≥ 65 y1821 (12,519)6159 (27,464)+ 238%
Emergency room outpatienta cost, $, mean (SD)382 (1737)925 (3660)+ 142%
 18 to 44 y609 (2326)1543 (4747)+ 153%
 45 to 64 y343 (1529)896 (3416)+ 161%
  ≥ 65 y347 (1925)915 (3792)+ 164%
Emergency room inpatientb cost, $, mean (SD)158 (3112)928 (9087)+ 487%
 18 to 44 y184 (3057)834 (6211)+ 353%
 45 to 64 y141 (3028)818 (8310)+ 480%
  ≥ 65 y205 (3470)1030 (9856)+ 402%
  1. T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. Currency reflects 2015 US$
  3. ASCVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, SD Standard deviation, y Years
  4. aNot resulting in inpatient admission
  5. bResulting in inpatient admission
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